Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-29
OLD HOWDY AT JACKSONVILLE,
The Nominee of the Second District AC-
cord d Royal Democratic Reception
LLcI. nNL-III March z

Tho Nominee of the Second District Ac-
cordrd a Royal Democratic Reception
JACKSONVILLE, Ten, March %, 1871.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
The hero of Gaines Mill, Gettysburg
and Appomsttox was yesterday evening,
on the arrival Of the Kansas and Gulf
Short Line train, rendered al ovation or
reception that must have made the heart
of the Old soldier and statesman beat
with rapidly Increased pulsatsOn. Major
". II. Martia Of Athens, the Democratic
nominee for Congress from this, the Sec
ond district, had been in the eastern por-
ton of his district, NaCOgdOChes, San
Augustine and Salius counties. All these
had instructed for Judge j. l. Perkins,
save San AuguStine-his h0me--WhiCh
gave her Instructions for Wilson first and
Martin second. In all siOr Martins
travels he met with g warm reception,
save at the capital Of Cherokee county
Rusk-tlll he came to Jacksonville. His
route through the county till he struck
Cherokee was cold, dead trail Nogs we
will say that Perkins, Wilson, Mum and
others mad as warm friends IN Jackson
vile as ever men had. But they
were Democrats Of the staunChest
type who waived personal preferences at
the behesG of party, as pronounce by
majority Of the representatives, of that
party IN convention assembled. cold
Howdy," in his button hOling perambula-
tiOns around gu. town made remark to
8 knot OF admirers that struck the key
note of the situation. He was not here
80 discuss the merits OF those who OPP
posed him for the nomination. He merely
~, SOy, Il
met to nominate a Democratic candidate
for Congress from this district at Wash
ingtOn. He concluded by saying: "Gen-
tlemen, odd Howdy' is the nominee"
The crowd took in the logic of the situa-
ton and sent up a shout for "Old HOWdy."
We are slI fully assured that no better
man in principle, no purer patriot ever
has or will represent us in the American
house Of commons. The gag that "Oid
HOWdyn is built in questionable shape,
ia shade uncouth in an
pearance, and that his hands are horny
and brown, and his feet adapt, to No.
lis, is all very well in the way Of a joke,
but we venture to say that If any of lords
or commoners at the capital tackle him
upon questions pertaining to the welfare
of the country az large, and of his con-
stituents in particular, they viii find q
foemsn worthy OF their steel. This is the
way we feel up here, anyway. In our
city Perkins, Wilson and Num- men each
We'd with another in the effort to give the
old hero soulful, sincere reception.
Thus SURF uuted, we could tell by the
gIisten of the old mans eyes that he felt
good. Our people have but done their
duty. While none questioned his integ-
rity or fitness to represent true De-
mocracy in the councils of the nation, all
felt an Increased respect for the gallant
old Major as the representative OF the
grand old party, that has never
been found at fault when the demands of
the country were for good, honest govern
ment.
"Old Howdy" was met at the depot by
q goodly crowd of our people, together
with the Jacksonville brass band, es-
corted up town, and amidst the firing OF
snvils, and introduced to large number
of our representative citizens, INDUCED in
a pleasant CHAT with all, and after sup
per given by the ladies Of the Methodist
Episcopal church at the opera house, be